"I'm pleased with how hard we worked; we need to do more in terms of when we've got the ball, in terms of creativity and keeping it better, but I'm proud of my players with how hard they've worked in the last two games.

"We asked for a response after Swindon and you could see the supporters, to a man, giving the players a standing ovation today and that's just for effort."

A point in Wales was not enough to stop the Stags slipping to 13th place in the League Two table after 15 games this season – but Evans insists they are getting stronger.

"We've come, we've got a point. It's a hard-earned point. You look at the results around the league today, I've just glanced at them - it's a hard league,” he added.

"Our partnerships and our little things are growing every week. Every week we come to work, it's getting a little bit better; a little bit better in training, a little bit better understanding and there's some real competition for places, as we saw today with the bench we could name."